Australia Sues Amazon Over Prime Video
澳洲政府就 Prime Video 採取法律行動起訴亞馬遜
Introduction
The Australian government is taking Amazon to court. Amazon used unfair rules in its Prime contracts.
澳洲政府正將亞馬遜告上法庭。亞馬遜在其 Prime 合約中使用了不公平的條款。
Main Body
Amazon put ads in Prime Video in July 2024. More than one million people saw these ads. Some people paid 79 AUD for a year of service. Now, they must pay 2.99 AUD more every month to stop the ads.
亞馬遜於 2024 年 7 月在 Prime Video 中加入廣告。超過一百萬人看到了這些廣告。有些人支付了 79 澳幣訂閱一年的服務。現在，他們每個月必須多支付 2.99 澳幣才能取消廣告。
The government says these rules are not fair. They say Amazon changed the service without asking the customers. The main company in the USA also helped make these rules.
政府表示這些規則並不公平。他們指出亞馬遜在未詢問顧客的情況下更改了服務。位於美國的總公司也參與制定了這些規則。
Amazon says it is reading the court papers. The company says it worked with the government during the investigation. Amazon wants to make customers happy.
亞馬遜表示目前正在研讀法庭文件。該公司表示在調查期間與政府保持合作。亞馬遜希望讓顧客滿意。
Conclusion
The government wants Amazon to pay money to the customers. They also want the court to punish Amazon with big fines.
政府希望亞馬遜向顧客賠償。他們也希望法院對亞馬遜處以高額罰金。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Money Talk
In this story, we see how to talk about prices and costs. At A2 level, you need to connect numbers with time and actions.
The Pattern:
Price + for + Time 79 AUD for a year
The Shift:
Price + more + every + Time 2.99 AUD more every month
🛠️ Action Words (Past vs. Present)
Look at how the story moves between what happened and what is happening now:
- Happened (Past): put, saw, paid, helped
- Happening (Present): is taking, says, wants
Simple Tip: Use the Past to tell the story, and the Present to tell the opinion.